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Film
Kristin Booth and Ennis Esmer find Sex After Kids
The Jeremy LaLonde indie feature about seduction after parenthood is shooting in Toronto through the summer after raising key financing on Indiegogo.
Sim Digital buys Los Angeles-based Master Key post house
The acquisition is the latest by the traditional film camera supplier now offering a full range of production and post-production services across North America and in China.
Telus’ Michael Hennessy new head of Canadian Media Production Association
The veteran lobbyist (pictured) will replace Norm Bolen, who will bow out as head of the indie producers’ association at the Banff World Media Festival.
Lionsgate posts fourth quarter loss
The Vancouver-based studio used success of Hunger Games release to take write-downs associated with its Summit Entertainment purchase and other costs.
GAPC Entertainment wins at 2012 Hermes Awards
The Ottawa-based prodco nabbed two prizes for its kids property The Prime Radicals, and tacked on a third with The Innovators: Agriculture Rooted in Science.
Christian Slater-starrer Stranded goes to camera in July
The sci-fi thriller from Minds Eye Entertainment completed financing before the recent film tax credit fiasco in Saskatchewan threatened to derail the local industry.
Middle Child Films to produce Never Shoot a Stampede Queen
The Toronto-based indie producer will develop the memoir by Mark Leiren-Young as a feature film.
Writer/director Ben Mazzotta is set to shoot The Picco Incident
The film, which starts production June 2, is toplined by Scott Walker and Alicia Micallef, with Maria Kennedy of Little Engine Moving Pictures producing.
Sisters & Brothers wins big at B.C.’s Leo Awards
The Carl Bessai film took home six awards, including best feature drama, while Blackstone nabbed four TV trophies, including for best dramatic series (Story updated with clarification).
Copperhead shoot embraces New Brunswick
“I thought we can make the entire movie here, and not go out to distant locations,” American director Ron Maxwell (pictured) told Playback Daily from his Civil War drama’s film set.
eOne posts higher pre-tax profit, confirms Alliance Films purchase talk
Entertainment One cautions “no certainty” that discussions with Alliance Films may lead to acquisition.
Canadian copro Kristina of Sweden names lead actress
Malin Buska will star in the film, a co-production between Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany and France, from Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki.
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